Assisted places in England and Wales
1 Abolition of assisted places scheme in England and Wales.
1
The following provisions of the M1Education Act 1996 shall cease to have effect—
a
section 479 (duty of the Secretary of State to operate the assisted places scheme);
b
sections 480 and 481 (supplementary provisions about the scheme); and
c
Schedule 35 (termination of participation agreements).
2
Accordingly any participation agreement in force immediately before the commencement of this section shall also cease to have effect.
3
Nothing in this Act affects the operation of—
a
any participation agreement,
b
the assisted places scheme, or
c
(without prejudice to paragraph (b)) any regulations made under section 480 or 481 of the Education Act 1996,
in relation to the 1996-97 school year or any previous school year.